Picturesque Bethlehem
Publisher: R.A.I. Bethlehem
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bethlehem Area, Palestine
Format: Old Historical Photos
Copyright date: 2011
Description: One of the main reasons behind the diligent work done for this book, is the fact that no Arab historian has done it before, and the fact that many Israeli historians have put in much work describing (in their own ways) the socio-economic aspect the Ottoman rule on Palestine.
The importance of the book lies in describing briefly the history of photography which was invented by Europeans, and was later experimented in the holy land and Middle Eastern countries. The book encompasses 114 unique pictures and photos of the city of Bethlehem, which is one of the most historical and full of folkloric heritage sites. These photographs were taken by many European photographers and at a later stage some Arab and Palestinians.